It took a long time for the news of Deng Ai's annihilation in the Yinping Trail to reach the Wei army camp outside the Sword Pavilion, and when they heard the news, the generals of the Wei army who were discussing the matter were all shocked and whispered.

Many people think it's incredible, with Deng Ai's ability, even if he encounters the resistance of the Shu soldiers, he will not be victorious, at least he can ensure that he can retreat with his whole body, and now the news that comes back that Deng Ai's entire Yongliang army has been wiped out, and not a single survivor has been found. However, according to the news from Chengdu, the Shu army beheaded 10,000 people in Yinping Road, and only Tian Zhang was killed by the Wei generals, while Deng Ai, Deng Zhong, and Shi Su were missing.

However, all the generals understand how sinister the Yinping Trail is, if Deng Ai really suffered a defeat, it would be nine deaths, but now the bodies of Deng Ai and others have not been found, and no one dares to easily draw conclusions about Deng Ai's life and death.

Zhong Hui's eyes flashed a strange look, but it was fleeting, Zhong Hui said to the generals in a very heavy tone: "After Deng Zhengxi first proposed a plan to sneak attack the Yinping Trail, the Governor considered it again and again, thinking that this plan was extremely risky, and advised Deng Zhengxi to calm down and give up this plan, but Deng Zhengxi rejected the Governor's suggestion and insisted on going his own way, and the Governor could not prohibit it. Ordered the troops to lower the flag to pay tribute to General Deng. At the same time, the governor decreed that anyone who dared to disobey the military order again and act without authorization would be severely punished by military law. ”

The generals only agreed, and with Deng Ai's experience, I am afraid that they would not dare to disobey Zhong Hui's orders again.

This is the effect that Zhong will want. Zhong Hui is only 38 years old this year and is appreciated by Sima Zhao. Only then did he become the general of Zhenxi, the governor of Guanzhong. Before that. Zhong Hui has always participated in such as the conquest of Qiu Jian and Zhuge Dan rebellion as a staff member, known as Wei Zhi Zhang Liang, Cao Chao failed to seize power, Zhong Hui also played a key role in it, and the killing of the famous Ji Kang was also planned by Zhong Hui.

It was precisely because of Sima Zhao's reliance on Zhong Hui that Zhong Hui was parachuted into the Guanzhong Army as the governor, and Sima Zhao even entrusted Zhong Hui with the task of destroying Shu.

It's different from Deng Ai. Because Zhong Hui was temporarily transferred to the governor of Guanzhong, there were not many henchmen and generals under the account, and there was a lack of generosity to order ten thousand people to die together, which Zhong Hui obviously could not compare with Deng Ai, Deng Ai had governed the army in Longxi for many years, and had countless supporters, and Zhong Hui could only restrain the army by virtue of the order given to him by Sima Zhao, the king of Jin.

But for those unruly generals, if they don't have a convincing record or superior means, they should be diligent in their hearts to fear the parachuted commanders. It's not an easy task.

Deng Ai's defeat may be an opportunity, taking advantage of this opportunity. Zhong Hui must beat the generals of the Guanzhong Department headed by Hu Lie well, those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will die, Zhong Hui will let everyone know that Deng Ai is the end of rebellion.

As for Deng Ai's defeat, it was already expected by Zhong Hui, and after receiving the secret report from the blue bird in Chengdu, Zhong Hui knew that Deng Ai was finished, and after passing through the difficult and dangerous path of seven hundred miles of people, he suddenly encountered an army that had been waiting for a long time, and this result could be imagined with his eyes closed.

The only thing that surprised Zhong Hui was that Tian Zhang would be beheaded by the Shu army, according to Zhong Hui's order, Tian Zhang only needed to follow Deng Ai, not give him the lead, and when necessary, he would snatch Deng Ai's credit or cut his military power. But what made Zhong Hui confused about the situation was that Tian Zhang was actually dead, so the 2,000 men and horses under his command must have been wiped out.

On the contrary, Zhong Hui found that Deng Ai's father and son, who should have died in battle, were nowhere to be found, and there was no one alive or dead. However, Deng Ai is not worried, the Yinping Trail is unpassable to the ancients, even if Deng Ai is lucky enough to escape a death, but his subordinates are all wiped out, and the Yinping Trail is full of countless wolves, insects, tigers and leopards.

Zhong Hui is a person with a great desire for power, since Sima Zhao appointed him to preside over the great cause of cutting down Shu, how could he tolerate Deng Ai and Zhuge Xu on an equal footing with him, first clean up Zhuge Xu, annex his subordinates, and secondly solve the most difficult Deng Ai, the entire military power of Shu has changed from a three-legged trend to a monopoly of power by him Zhong Hui.

As for Tian Zhang, who still listened to him, Zhong Hui was more or less regretful, but Zhong Hui was quickly relieved, Tian Zhang's life and death did not matter, as long as he could eat Deng Ai, Zhong Hui felt that it was worth the price.

Next, it's how to take the Sword Pavilion and take Chengdu directly.

This plan originally had a preliminary idea for Zhong Hui between Deng Ai's proposal to smuggle the Yinping Trail, but Deng Ai insisted on going to the Yinping Trail, and the plan was completely shelved. However, Zhong Hui concluded that Deng Ai's path was impossible, so he shifted more attention to the front line, and this plan was also perfected in Zhong Hui's mind.

To deal with Jiang Wei, it is obvious that you can't use a simple way, set up an encirclement on the way, after evacuating the Sword Pavilion, after Jiang Wei jumps into the trap, gather and annihilate him, Jiang Wei is familiar with military books. Doing so is undoubtedly lowering Jiang Wei's IQ, and it is about to become a joke.

Therefore, Zhong Hui made a detailed and thoughtful deployment in his plan, down to where to retreat the troops, where to set up an ambush, who was to attack openly, and who was to take secretly, all of which were carefully considered. This plan is almost impeccable, Zhong Hui is full of ambition and high spirits, and now the entire 150,000 army of Shu is under the control of Zhong Hui.

With retreat as advance, lure Jiang Wei of the Sword Pavilion to fight, as long as Jiang Wei dares to pursue, it is guaranteed that Jiang Wei can be destroyed. Solving Jiang Wei is as easy as taking the Sword Pavilion, and the Sword Pavilion to Chengdu, except for a few passes, is basically a flat river. Even if Jiang Wei can't shrink out, Zhong Hui is not worried, as long as he can eat the few remaining Shu army strongholds in Hanzhong, he can firmly control the Wei army, and when to take Xichuan again is completely up to himself.

However, similar to such a large-scale military operation, Zhong Hui did not dare to assert himself, he had to obtain Sima Zhao's approval. This is what Zhong Hui is better than Deng Ai. Deng Ai is good at making claims, even if he wins, he will be suspicious, and if he loses, he is to blame.

So, a six-hundred-mile urgent document, recording the situation of Deng Ai's annihilation of the entire army in Yinping Xiaodao and Zhong Hui's detailed battle plan, went all the way out of the valley to Chang'an, transferred to Luoyang, and was directly handed to Sima Zhao's hands. (To be continued......)